Courses
MK 340 SUSTAINABLE MARKETING & CLIMATE CHANGE 3.0 Credit(s)
The course covers sustainability as an evolving business practice in marketing. Students will relate the topic of climate change to the growth of sustainability and understand how companies apply sustainable practices to their business models. Also covered is how consumerism complicates the adoption of sustainable buyer behavior around the world. Prerequisite: Take MK-201
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HS 323 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II 3.0 Credit(s)
This semester will build upon the knowledge, concepts and skills you learned in medical nutrition therapy I (MNTI). This course emphasizes the nutrition assessment and critical thinking skills along with the Nutrition Care Process needed to evaluate, analyze, and assess nutritional status, interventions, and monitoring for medical nutrition therapy management and treatment. Medical Nutrition Therapy II (MNTII) topics to include: knowledge and application in dietary prevention, treatment, long-term management of patients with trauma, burns, HIV, pulmonary and neurological disorders, cancer, liver, lower gastrointestinal diseases, celiac disease, and renal diseases The overall goal of the course is to enable you, the student, to understand the MNT process of clinical dietetics and to identify nutritional requirements for individuals with multiple clinical conditions. Course Prerequisites: HS 322 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Prerequisite: Take HS-322
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
FN 303 GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a comprehensive review of the global financial markets, instruments, and institutions. This course is designed to expand students' awareness and understanding of the conceptual background for financial decision-making related to corporate finance, banking, and international finance. Prerequisite: Take EC-203 and FN-215
Offered: All Semesters All Years
ENG 315 WRITING ABOUT SELF & IDENTITY 3.0 Credit(s)
Our sense of who we are permeates every part of our lives. Through writing, students will explore how their identities shape their roles in families, cultures, and communities as they navigate and communicate in an ever-evolving world of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Instruction in this course builds on the strategies and techniques learned in other writing classes and extends your repertoire to include non-academic, real-world writing experiences. You'll participate in the Writer's Workshop and bring to the class your works-in-progress, continue to read and learn from the work of professional writers, and apply these critical techniques to writing and revising your work. You'll be expected to develop both as a critic and writer, to participate in classroom discussions and private confabs with the instructor, and to submit a Semester Text (re-named) and Argument Essay/Letter at end of the semester. Prerequisite: Take ENG-252 or ENG-253
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EC 305 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Intermediate Microeconomics builds on foundational microeconomic concepts, offering an in-depth exploration of exchange and production. The course emphasizes the analytical tools essential for understanding economic behavior and market outcomes. At its core, the course cultivates an understanding of microeconomics not merely as a set of questions and answers, but as a systematic way of analyzing individuals and the social order that arises from their actions. Prerequisite: Take EC-203
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
EC 306 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Intermediate Macroeconomics builds upon the principles of macroeconomics, offering a deep and rigorous examination of economic progress and business cycles. This course uses a mix of theoretical models and real-world data to explore the essential structure and interrelationships among key macroeconomic variables such as national income and output, inflation, unemployment, and macroeconomic policy. Prerequisite: Take EC-203
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
BUAN 404 MACHINE LEARNING FOR BUSINESS 3.0 Credit(s)
This introductory course uses python and gives you an overview of different techniques in machine learning and how it can be applied to economics. The machine learning topics include classification, linear and non-linear regressions, decision trees, and neural networks. This course will give students the basic knowledge behind these machine learning methods and the ability to utilize them in an economic setting. In this course, students will start with a review of fundamentals of Python programming, including developing environment, language syntax, variable types, data structure, and functions. This course use case studies and examples from economics to illustrate the realistic use of machine learning. Prerequisite: Take BUAN-301 CS-111
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
EC 495 APPLIED ECONOMICS SEMINAR 3.0 Credit(s)
This culminating, seminar-style course synthesizes key elements of intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, fostering an exploration of applied economic analysis. Engaging critically with contemporary scholarship in both micro and macroeconomics, this course underscores the power and value of the economic way of thinking. Prerequisite: Take EC-306 EC-381 EC-305
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
FN 375 FINTECH 3.0 Credit(s)
The Fintech course is focused on Decentralized Finance, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and digital payment systems. You will learn about the challenges inherent in fintech, the opportunities it presents, and the regulations that govern it. Prerequisite: Take FN-215
Offered: As Needed All Years
ENG 317 WRITING EVERYTHING 3.0 Credit(s)
Genre-centered courses like essay writing and creative writing focus on those defined genres, and instruction is targeted on providing experience and crafting of those areas. This course is designed to offer the student the opportunity to continue to work on writing, and to add other genres to his/her writing toolbox. Instruction in this course will build on the strategies and techniques learned in other writing classes and extend the student's repertoire to include non-academic, real-world writing experiences. The student will participate in the Writer's Workshop and bring to the class his/her works-in-progress; continue to read and learn from the work of professional writers and apply these critical techniques to writing and revising his/her own work. The student will be expected to develop both as a critic and writer, to participate in classroom discussions and private conferences with me, and to submit a portfolio of work at end of the semester. Prerequisite: FYWS-125;
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
EN 317 WRITING EVERYTHING 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take FYWS-125
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
SM 320 SPORT SALES & PROMOTION 3.0 Credit(s)
Provides a cross-disciplinary approach to a variety of marketing, sales, and promotions issues that confront sport managers. "Sales" encompasses a wide variety of positions, ranging from concessions to season ticket sales. The course will follow a case-study approach and expose students to real-life careers in sports business, as well as introduce students to the world of sport sales and promotion, and will utilize course readings and guest speakers to immerse students in the field.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
SM 330 SPORT ANALYTICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course is designed to introduce at the basic level the statistics and analytics that dominate the modern-day sports landscape. Primary goal is to work on problem solving and critical thinking skills via exploration of a myriad of emerging analytic processes.
Offered: All Semesters All Years
BUAN 320 ADVANCED EXCEL FOR BUSINESS 1.0 Credit(s)
This one credit course provides students with the advanced Excel knowledge required in some finance and business positions and prepares students to sit for the Microsoft Expert Excel 77-728 Exam. Key topics include managing workbook options and settings; applying custom data formats and layouts; advanced formulas; and advanced charts and tables including pivot tables and charts. Business analysis using Excel is integrated throughout. Prerequisite: take BUAN-210
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
PS 350 ESSENTIALS OF NEUROSCIENCE 3.0 Credit(s)
Introduces students to the field of neuroscience, which combines biology and psychology into a single area of study. Topics range from the cellular and molecular physiology of neurons to issues of human language, cognition, mental illness, and drug use. Prerequisite: Take PS 110 or BI 111
Offered: Spring Semester All Years